Label: Document Records.
Release Date: 1991.
Recording Time: 216 minutes.
Recording Date: November 8, 1937 - June 2, 1947.
Release Info: Compilation (BDCD 6024-26) Studio Recording.
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues.
Three CDs from a full decade of Lonnie's best, featuring "Man Killing Broad," "I'm Nuts Over You," and "Laplegged Drunk Again." ~ Cub Koda
Credits: Joshua Altheimer - piano; Lil Armstrong - guest artist, piano; Blind John Davis - performer, piano, primary artist; Dan Dixon - guitar, guitar (rhythm), vocals; Al Dubin - composer; Duke Ellington - composer; Alfred Elkins - bass, guitar; Andrew Harris - bass, sax (baritone), string bass; James P. Johnson - composer; Lonnie Johnson - composer, guitar, guitar (rhythm), piano, primary artist, vocals; George Jones - primary artist; Karl D. Jones - primary artist, vocals; Richard M. Jones - composer; Ransom Knowling - bass, performer, primary artist; Red Nelson - performer, primary artist, vocals; Johnny Parth - compilation producer, producer; Bob Shoffner - primary artist, trumpet; Chris Smith - liner notes; Rudi Steager - executive producer; Roosevelt Sykes - guest artist, piano; Harry Warren - composer.
Tracks (Volume 1): 1. Man Killing Broad; 2. Hard Times Ain't Gone Nowhere; 3. Flood Water Blues; 4. It Ain't What You Usta Be; 5. Swing Out Rhythm; 6. Got The Blues For The West End; 7. Something's Fishy; 8. I`m Nuts Over You (But You Just A Teaser); 9. Friendless And Blue; 10. Devil's Got The Blues; 11. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; 12. Mr. Johnson Swing; 13. New Falling Rain Blues; 14. Laplegged Drunk Again; 15. Blue Ghost Blues; 16. South Bound Backwater; 17. Why Women Go Wrong; 18. She's Only A Woman; 19. She's My Mary; 20. Nothing But A Rat; 21. Trust Your Husband; 22. Jersey Belle Blues; 23. The Loveless Love; 24. Four-O-Three Blues; 25. Be Careful; 26. I'm Just Dumb; 27. Don't Be No Fool.
Tracks (Volume 2): 1. Get Yourself Together; 2. Falling Rain (Live); 3. Rocks In My Bed No. 2 (Live); 4. Secret Emotions (Live); 5. More Rhythm (Live); 6. Crowing Rooster Blues; 7. That's Love; 8. Somebody's Got To Go; 9. Lazy Woman Blues; 10. She Ain't Right; 11. Chicago Blues; 12. I Did All I Could; 13. In Love Again; 14. From 20 To 44; 15. The Last Call; 16. Rambler's Blues; 17. Lonesome Road; 18. Fly Right, Baby; 19. Baby, Remember Me; 20. The Devil's Woman; 21. Heart Of Iron; 22. He's A Jelly Roll Baker; 23. When You Feel Low Down.
Tracks (Volume 3): 1. Some Day Baby - Lonnie Johnson; 2. My Love Is Down - Lonnie Johnson; 3. Watch Shorty - Lonnie Johnson; 4. Mitzy - Lonnie Johnson; 5. Trouble In Mind - Karl (Carl) Jones; 6. My Last Love - Karl (Carl) Jones; 7. Keep What You Got - Lonnie Johnson; 8. Solid Blues - Lonnie Johnson; 9. I'm In Love With You - Lonnie Johnson; 10. Drifting Along Blues - Lonnie Johnson; 11. How Could You Be So Mean - Lonnie Johnson; 12. Why I Love You - Lonnie Johnson; 13. Tell Me Why - Lonnie Johnson; 14. Rocks In My Bed - Lonnie Johnson; 15. Blues For Everybody - Lonnie Johnson; 16. In Love Again - Lonnie Johnson; 17. Blues In My Soul - Lonnie Johnson; 18. How Could You - Lonnie Johnson; 19. Love Is The Answer - Lonnie Johnson; 20. Don't Blame Her - Lonnie Johnson with Red nelson; 21. Your Last Time Out - Lonnie Johnson; 22. You Know I Do - Lonnie Johnson; 23. Blues For Lonnie - Lonnie Johnson.